Tag Archives: Udo Burger

What is the goal of training?

Posted on October 12, 2018 by liascott

If you hang around the classical Dressage crowd for any length of time, you will hear someone say something to this effect: “Horses already know how to do the movements, in the field; training only consists of teaching them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Training and Philosophy, Thinking Out Loud | Tagged Ben, Classical Dressage, Classical horsemanship, Coffee, Dressage, Horse training, Noble, Otto Zietzschmann, Ricky, Roxie, The Rider Forms the Horse, Udo Burger | Leave a comment

Sculpting the Equine Body, Pt 2

Posted on September 30, 2018 by liascott

In a recent post, I discussed the general notion of how you can change the horse’s body, for better or worse, based upon the nature of the work. The inspiration for that post came from Coffee. Recently, my mother had … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsemanship, Improving Your "Eye" | Tagged apparent conformation, Classical horsemanship, Coffee, horse anatomy, horse biomechanics, horse conformation, horse movement, Otto Zietzschmann, The Rider Forms the Horse, Udo Burger | Leave a comment

Sculpting the Equine Body, Pt 1

Posted on September 14, 2018 by liascott

One of the aspects of classically based Dressage training is the way in which it changes the horse’s physique. It is true that any equine activity that involves a level of conditioning will tone muscles, and should make the horse … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Training and Philosophy, Horsemanship, Improving Your "Eye" | Tagged Classical horsemanship, Coffee, correct training, Dressage training, equine biomechanics, Felix Burkner, Herder, Tally, Udo Burger | 1 Comment

The divergent paths of art and sport

Posted on February 17, 2018 by liascott

I write often about the parallels I see between art and classical Dressage. It was a sensibility that began to take root while I was studying art, but was truly entrenched during my years of training Dani. As we grew … Continue reading →